Our Golden Bear is still in the midst of getting pampered at the conservation spa. We’ve recently received some pictures showing the progress, and it’s looking good!

And while the bear has been away, we’ve been looking more into where our bear came from. Our conservator, Gwen (check out her blog!) sent along a great shot of the label on the inside of the body suit.

After a little digging, it looks as though Broadway Costume went out of business just a few years ago, but had been a favorite, well established costume shop in Boston since 1964. The shop made high-end, quality costumes, and not just Halloween costumes. Broadway Costumes outfitted theater companies, advertisements, and even local school plays. And of course, they created made to order mascot costumes! The folks down at Boston Costume were very helpful in our search, and pointed us to an article about Broadway Costume from 2004. Check it out if you’d like to learn more.

If there was any type of WNE tie to Broadway Costume, such as an alum or family member connected to the shop, we don’t know. If any readers out there have a piece to the puzzle, let us know! And stay tuned for more updates!

Congratulations to all of the seniors that made up this very special class of 2021! And also to all of the graduate students that finished up their studies during this challenging year! While graduation was not the same as it always has been, what matters is all of the hard work you have done to get to this momentous occasion.

Check out some of the graduation photos from years past, and remember – future generations of WNE students will be looking back at your graduation, and will likely consider it the most unique and memorable of them all.